Beijing
/ˈbeɪˈdʒɪŋ/(亦作Peking)
- the capital of China, in the north-east of the country; pop. 8,580, 400 (est. 2006). Beijing became the country's capital in 1421, at the start of the Ming period, and survived as the capital of the Republic of China after the revolution of 1911.北京（中国首都, 位于中国东北部; 2006年估计人口8,580, 400; 北京于1421年明朝初期成为中国首都, 1911年辛亥革命后曾是中华民国首都）。